Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Mechanic for agricultural and construction machinery technology
Recognised by ordinance of 25 July 2008 (BGBl. I, p. 1545).

Duration of traineeship

3,5 years
The venues for training are company and part-time vocational school (Berufsschule). For the continuing training of young skilled workers, courses of instruction at inter-company training centres have been agreed by the social partners.

Field of activity

Mechanics for agricultural and construction machinery technology work in the planning, servicing, inspection, fault diagnosis, repair, equipping and retrofit-ting of agricultural and construction vehicles, machinery, plant and power tools, with direct customer contact in workshops and on site.

Occupational skills

Mechanics for agricultural and construction machinery technology carry out their work independently and as part of a team, taking account of environmental protection, occupational health and safety and quality assurance, and in a customer-oriented manner. They also procure information on the deployment, equipping, repair and maintenance of machines, and plan, evaluate and document their work. They identify and eliminate faults and malfunctions in mechanical, electronic, mechatronic, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

Mechanics for agricultural and construction machinery technology

• plan and monitor operational procedures and evaluate results,
• service, test, install and repair vehicles, machines, plant and equipment,
• manually and mechanically adjust and assemble workpieces and components,
• diagnose faults and malfunctions and their causes in mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and electronic systems,
• communicate with internal and external customers in a manner appropriate to the situation,
• commission and operate vehicles and their associated systems,
• apply quality assurance measures,
• test exhaust emissions and emissions reduction equipment,
• construct and test electrical power supply points.

Last modified on: August 13, 2009